Note: A new 1,5-seco grayanotoxin fromRhododendron decorum

A new minor 1,5-seco-5-oxo-grayanotoxin named grayanotoxin XXI (1), together with three known grayanotoxins, grayanotoxins I, IV and VIII, has been isolated from the leaves of Rhododendron decorum (Ericaceae). The structure of the new compound (1) was determined on the basis of spectroscopic data.